BobC said:Congratulations, Douglas. That one's a beauty. The one I picked up is as nice but it's color is a bit darker, I think. More beige than silverbelly. Would you agree that the hat is probably "40's?
Scott, thank you. The felt is the thinnest, softest,most moldable I have ever handled. Graham said mine is likely from the '40's. I'm anxious to get it back and start wearing it.
Lefty said:
ScottF said:Bob, did you post pictures before sending to Optimo? I'm curious about the band and liner/label - it looks like all of these OR-style Borsalinos are thin soft felt, and have the corrugated sweat-protector? at the front.
Mine is very solid construction - sweatband supple and firmly attached - but really could use a cleaning. I hate to send it in and have the sweatband replaced.
I STILL haven't even touched a Stetson Open Road!
Brad Bowers said:Nice hat. Wonder why I didn't see that one in my searches?
Brad
HarpPlayerGene said:That's a question I often ask myself when I visit this thread and see hats that were listed and sold without ever popping up on my radar screen. [huh]
BobC said:Optimo measured the hat at 7 1/8 plus 1/16 even though it was labeled as a 7 1/4.
SO glad it turned out to be too small for me.carouselvic said:Thanks all. It was labeled 7 1/4, but was over sized. I stretched it to a 7 3/8 without any trouble.
feltfan said:SO glad it turned out to be too small for me.
Glad you got it.
I take it the other hat wasn't worth bothering with?
Lefty said:pretty Royal Deluxe Stetsonian - Size "7 3/8 long" is curious. Without a photo of the tag, I'm not sure if this is a tagged size 7 3/8 l.o. or some measurement taken by the seller.